4 MSEFL 2015 PREVIEW glencoe murphies Murphies to lift in 2015 High expectations on premiership coach Ransom TH ed@setimes.com.au T . “FRED” FL 2015 PREVIEW glencoe murphies Murphies to lift in 2015 High expectations on premiership coach Ransom TH e 015 PREVIEW glencoe murphies Murphies to lift in 2015 High expectations on premiership coach Ransom TH ed@setimes.com.au T . “FRED” REUNITED: REUNITED: Former West Gambier premiership player, Nick Martin will be reunited with his old coach, Keith Ransom at Glencoe this season. THE oldest continuous club in the competition had a lean season in 2014 with not one Glencoe team playing in the finals. In A grade, the Murphies slipped from third in 2013 to sixth last season. Therefore, there are high expectations on new Glencoe coach Keith Ransom on his return to the MSEFL. When he first ventured to the MSEFL in the late 1980s, he had an impressive resume including the captaincy of the 1983 East Gambier premiership team. Known to all as “Hooker”, he learned the senior coaching craft as an on-field leader of Kalangadoo and Tarpeena. Success eluded him there and also as non-playing coach at Heywood in the Western Border Football League. All the while, Ransom was LOOSE MAN: Glencoe’s Edward Trupp in action in last weekend’s Pre-Season Cup. honing his player management skills and developing as a radio commentator. It is rumoured he was overlooked for the role of coach at his home club. Come what may, Ransom was appointed to the helm of cross-town rivals West Gambier in 2010. With two premiership cups and a runners-up pennant, Ransom finally secured the coveted status of being a winning senior coach. Last season was spent as Casterton’s assistant coach but he quit the Cats late in the season. The new Murphies mentor has lured three of his past premiership players to join his quest for another premiership win. Joel Carter and Al Kennedy played under him at West Gambier in 2010 and 2011. Ex-Glencoe player Tory Weaver was a member of the grand final winning team five years ago. Their presence is sure to GO THE MIGHTY MURPHIES IN 2015! We would like to wish all the teams in the Mid SE the best of luck for 2015 boost the Murphies as they seek to end an eight year premiership drought. The “inwards” ledger also has the names of East Gambier teen Liam Lock and ex-Murphy Josh Reader. On the other hand, Lachy Alison has moved to Adelaide, while work commitments might derail Leo Sharaf’s season. Among Glencoe’s better performers in attack last year were Alex Hentschke (48 goals) and Michael McRae (47). Hentschke also performed John Shanks 0409 214 934 David Shanks 0400 254 590 well for the MSEFL in its interleague match against the Mallee Football League 4 - 2015 MSE Football and Netball Season Preview, Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Tintinara. Skipper Zacc Cocks had another stand-out season with 16 votes and fourth place in the Mail Medal. It is only a matter of time NEW COACH: With experience coaching Kalangadoo (198889), Tarpeena (1993), Heywood (2007-09) and West Gambier (2010-13 for two premierships), Keith Ransom brings a wealth of experience to Glencoe. before coaching offers flood in to Cocks if they have not already done so. The record books show that 2014 was a season that Glencoe supporters would rather forget. With just six wins and 10 losses, the Murphies were never seriously in contention for the finals. Of great concern was that some of these defeats were by large margins. As well as the inevitable injuries, the selectors were given plenty of headaches with players also unavailable due to work commitments. An ominous sign occurred in the opening quarter of the 2014 season when skipper Adam Price injured his leg at Kalangadoo and missed the rest of the year. The Magpies went on to defeat their arch rivals, win the premiership and complete a fairytale return for Ben Mules. On the other hand, Glencoe lost matches for the Neil Von Duve Memorial Shield (against Tantanoola), Ian McInnes Memorial Shield (Mount Burr) and Max Matthews Memorial Shield (Kalangadoo). However, the Murphies did prevent the Nangwarry Saints from winning the Phil Muhovics Memorial Trophy for the first time ever. After having Simon Brook for two seasons at the helm, Glencoe looked for a different option. Brook had come to the club after a fine career at North Gambier and won a best and fairest trophy for his new side. However, injuries restricted him to a handful of appearances in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Ransom has overseen a demanding pre-season regime which began at twonights-per-week and reached four times. With a fresh set of eyes, he predicts teens Edward Trupp, Brad Mitchell and Dylan Childs will go well in 2015. Senior players like Cocks, Rick Dalby, Matt Kasparian, Tom Edwards and the Hentschke brothers have also impressed on the training track. After Price’s wretched SOLID MIDFIELDER: Glencoe’s Tom Edwards had a solid 2014 season which saw him win selection in the MSEFL representative team for the South East Zone Carnival and later the Murray South East team which won the South Australian Country Championships. 2014 season, Ransom is keen to keep him on the field. The Murphies have hosted Casterton and Penola in trial games as well as the annual pre-season cup. Ransom is not overstating his hopes for the year ahead. “We don’t want to talk about flags; we just want to make sure we can beat the five teams that finished above us last season.” PREDICTION: Top three. 667351 667057